The Review of Round 1 of the Water for Fodder Program is now complete. This was a requirement in the agreement between the Australian and South Australian Governments. The Review incorporated targeted stakeholder feedback, independent analysis and over 800 surveys and written submissions. The review found that a majority of survey respondents supported the Water for Fodder Program, and 84 per cent of applicants said they would apply for the program again.

However, the review also found that South Australia does not have sufficient water security for Round 2 of the program to occur immediately. It will not be until after winter and spring inflows that water availability for the 2020-21 water year will begin to emerge. We therefore expect further details about Round 2 to be announced later this year.

You can download and read the review reports here...

• New IFAM flights to East Asia- Full details can be found in the IFAM Flight Schedule Outbound and IFAM Flight Schedule Inbound.
• Cessation of Virgin Australia flights
• Qatar stands up direct flights ex Adelaide to Doha- In good news for South Australian exporters, Qatar Airways will resume flights between Adelaide and Doha from Sunday 16 August.
• IFAM still supporting flights to the Middle East- Food and agriculture exports from Australia continue to be the most important export component of trade and investment with the Middle East and North Africa region at A$3.9 billion annually (Austrade Market Profile). Through IFAM-supported flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Australian exporters can maintain access to these important markets despite the challenging COVID-19 environment.

Visit the IFAM website...

An onsite training program targeting employees with limited English language skills This program will:

• Induct vulnerable employees with limited English language skills into Covid-safe practices in your workplace
• Develop communication skills for effective and safe workplace interactions in the context of practicing Covidsafe workplace behavior's
• Build the capacity of supervising staff to effectively communicate information and instructions relating to safe working practices

Download the brochure for more information...

Worksafe Victoria have put together some brochures to help prepare for a safe harvest. They are available for download below:

• Providing a safe and healthy workplace on the farm
• Some steps to reduce risk of death from vehicles on farms